McCarron’s big talk could bite him

But when that self-belief crosses over to delusion and possibly dishonesty, the red flags start a-flyin’.

The flag is decidedly crimson at the quarterback position, where multiple scouts are befuddled by Alabama quarterback A.J. McCarron’s recent insistence that he’s being consistently told by multiple teams that a first-round grade has been applied to him — and that he could go as high as No. 16, to the Cowboys.

While ESPN’s Chris Mortensen says there’s one team that loves McCarron as a potential first-round or second-round pick, McCarron’s belief of extensive round-one interest doesn’t mesh with reality.

Then there’s the issue of McCarron’s tattoos. To be entirely clear on this point, we believe tattoos bear no relevance at all to a player’s abilities. Still, we’re told that some scouts are put off by the extensive presence of tattoos on quarterbacks. While concealed on game day, McCarron has an extensive collection of ink.

Again, to be entirely clear (is there an echo in here?), we don’t care what a quarterbacks does when it comes to tattoos or piercings. But some scouts do, and that provides another potential obstacle for McCarron.

Could he be a first-round pick? Sure. Teams are like snowflakes when it comes to certain players, with no two opinions being even remotely the same. Thirty-one teams can loathe McCarron. All it takes is one to make him a first-round pick.

And if there really is a team that loves him as a potential first- or second-round selection, maybe McCarron’s big talk will prompt that team to pull the trigger in round one.

Stays out of trouble, finishing college this semester, doing community work in Charlotte and Atlanta almost all of the time, clean cut no piercing or tats, setting records, home depot if he has enough time, stuff like that.

I just do not see him getting picked in the first round with all the talent in this draft. Most teams do not draft backups in the first round…and the teams that need a franchise QB are picking in the top 15.

With the fixed salary structure for rookies, it ONLY makes sense to pick a QB in the first round for teams that need one. Even if you fail, you don’t really lose anything. Lots of first round picks don’t pan out.

He’ll get picked in the first round and I’d put money on it. All this talk is just scouts and execs hoping he’ll fall to them later in the first instead of going in the top half.

OK…. Let me get this straight. People are gonna have issues with a good kid that has tattoo’s, comes from a good family and has never been in trouble with the law and is a good q’back and yet we allow present players to get away with domestic violence, bomb threats, etc with no justification or suspension? WOW…. I really must be nieve. I just don’t get that?

I too don’t get the double standard between tattoos and kids who actually get into trouble. But here’s the thing… tattoos are are associated with business trouble for a reason. And you gotta be smart enough to know that it can affect you if you choose to go into most businesses.

It’s been said that Mccarron grew up a Cowboys fan. So that’s where you get his whole “as high as 16” estimation/wish. But it all comes down to one team falling in love with the kid. Let’s not forget, Tebow was a 1st round QB. Personally, I think he’ll go in rounds 3 or 4 but you never know what each team is thinking

Come on, really? How many kids coming out of high school are covered in tattoos? That stops literally zero teams from signing them to their universities and offering them scholarships. If they have talent, NFL teams will line up to draft them and toss big money at them regardless of what kind if art they have on their bodies. I mean, some of these kids commit crimes and still get highly drafted. I really doubt tattoos will affect where he goes

First off, Chad Pennington was a great Pro. He worked hard, played smart and is near the top all-time in accuracy of QBs. Unfortunately for him he never had a full complimentary cast around him with the Jets and Dolphins.

The Tattoo thing is purely good advice to them because of endorsements. Personally, I and most of the country think it is a fad and looks stupid. One or two is OK to express yourself, but a whole generation is going to look like a big ol’ black-n-blue, sagging birthmark in a few years. Its cool while your young, but 73% all regret them later in life. I just wish I become the Inventor of a Laser Removal system that actually works. More money than Zuckerberg!

I have no idea why people think McCarron has what it takes to be anything other than a career backup. He doesn’t have the arm, the accuracy or the vision of a special quarterback. He has blown his fair share of easy TD passes.

The tat thing is more about whether you take the role of face of a franchise seriously. When you have huge amounts of tattoos you’re telling teams you don’t care about that.

An extreme version of that is someone with neck tats. Good for you, but you’re limited in what kind of job you get. You have the right to have them, and as an employer I have a right to not hire someone who looks ridiculous.